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Wire Gauge and

Current Limits
Ohms
Maximum
Diameter
Ohms per
per 1000
amps for
mm
km
ft
chassis wiring

Maximum amps
for power
transmission

OOOO 0.46

11.684

380

302

OOO

0.4096

10.40384 0.0618

0.202704 328

239

OO

0.3648

9.26592

0.0779

0.255512 283

190

0.3249

8.25246

0.0983

0.322424 245

150

0.2893

7.34822

0.1239

0.406392 211

119

0.2576

6.54304

0.1563

0.512664 181

94

0.2294

5.82676

0.197

0.64616

158

75

0.2043

5.18922

0.2485

0.81508

135

60

0.1819

4.62026

0.3133

1.027624 118

47

0.162

4.1148

0.3951

1.295928 101

37

0.1443

3.66522

0.4982

1.634096 89

30

0.1285

3.2639

0.6282

2.060496 73

24

0.1144

2.90576

0.7921

2.598088 64

19

10

0.1019

2.58826

0.9989

3.276392 55

15

11

0.0907

2.30378

1.26

4.1328

47

12

12

0.0808

2.05232

1.588

5.20864

41

9.3

13

0.072

1.8288

2.003

6.56984

35

7.4

14

0.0641

1.62814

2.525

8.282

32

5.9

15

0.0571

1.45034

3.184

10.44352 28

4.7

16

0.0508

1.29032

4.016

13.17248 22

3.7

17

0.0453

1.15062

5.064

16.60992 19

2.9

18

0.0403

1.02362

6.385

20.9428

16

2.3

19

0.0359

0.91186

8.051

26.40728 14

1.8

20

0.032

0.8128

10.15

33.292

11

1.5

21

0.0285

0.7239

12.8

41.984

1.2

22

0.0254

0.64516

16.14

52.9392

0.92

AWG
gauge

Diameter
Inches

0.049

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0.0226

0.57404

20.36

66.7808

4.7

0.729

24

0.0201

0.51054

25.67

84.1976

3.5

0.577

25

0.0179

0.45466

32.37

106.1736 2.7

0.457

26

0.0159

0.40386

40.81

133.8568 2.2

0.361

27

0.0142

0.36068

51.47

168.8216 1.7

0.288

28

0.0126

0.32004

64.9

212.872

1.4

0.226

29

0.0113

0.28702

81.83

268.4024 1.2

0.182

30

0.01

0.254

103.2

338.496

0.86

0.142

31

0.0089

0.22606

130.1

426.728

0.7

0.113

32

0.008

0.2032

164.1

538.248

0.53

0.091

Metric
2.0

0.00787

0.200

169.39

555.61

0.51

0.088

33

0.0071

0.18034

206.9

678.632

0.43

0.072

Metric
1.8

0.00709

0.180

207.5

680.55

0.43

0.072

34

0.0063

0.16002

260.9

855.752

0.33

0.056

Metric
1.6

0.0063

0.16002

260.9

855.752

0.33

0.056

35

0.0056

0.14224

329

1079.12

0.27

0.044

Metric
1.4

.00551

.140

339

1114

0.26

0.043

36

0.005

0.127

414.8

1360

0.21

0.035

Metric
1.25

.00492

0.125

428.2

1404

0.20

0.034

37

0.0045

0.1143

523.1

1715

0.17

0.0289

Metric
1.12

.00441

0.112

533.8

1750

0.163

0.0277

38

0.004

0.1016

659.6

2163

0.13

0.0228

Metric
1

.00394

0.1000

670.2

2198

0.126

0.0225

39

0.0035

0.0889

831.8

2728

0.11

0.0175

40

0.0031

0.07874

1049

3440

0.09

0.0137

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AWG: In the American Wire Gauge (AWG), diameters can be calculated by applying the
formula D(AWG)=.00592((36-AWG)/39) inch. For the 00, 000, 0000 etc. gauges you use -1,
-2, -3, which makes more sense mathematically than "double nought." This means that in
American wire gage every 6 gauge decrease gives a doubling of the wire diameter, and
every 3 gauge decrease doubles the wire cross sectional area. Just like dB in signal levels.
(Thanks to Paul D. for setting this straight).

Metric Wire Gauges (see table above)

Metric Gauge: In the Metric Gauge scale, the gauge is 10 times the diameter in
millimeters, so a 50 gauge metric wire would be 5 mm in diameter. Note that in AWG the
diameter goes up as the gauge goes down metric is the opposite. Probably because of this
confusion, most of the time metric sized wire is specified in millimeters rather than
metric gauges.
Load Carrying Capacities (see table above)
The following chart is a guideline of ampacity or copper wire current carrying capacity
following the Handbook of Electronic Tables and Formulas for American Wire Gauge.
As you might guess, the rated ampacities are just a rule of thumb. In careful engineering
the insulation temperature limit, thickness, thermal conductivity, and air convection and
temperature should all be taken into account. The Maximum Amps for Power
Transmission uses the 700 circular mils per amp rule, which is very very conservative.
The Maximum Amps for Chassis Wiring is also a conservative rating, but is meant for
wiring in air, and not in a bundle. For short lengths of wire, such as is used in battery
packs you should trade off the resistance and load with size, weight, and flexibility.

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